Charlie B. writes… This is my daily setup: Smith & Wesson 1911 SC .45 ACP Remington Golden Saber 230 gr Cobra Gunskin Carroll Shelby hybrid holster Spare 8-round magazine Leatherman Super Tool 300 Quantum light Benchmade 9051 auto or Kershaw Launch 6 auto Sometimes I swap out with a Safariland paddle holster. [This post is … Read more
RidgeRunner writes . . . This is my actual EDC, carried literally every day. I live in a rural area some 60 miles outside Nashville — population 380 (on a good day) — but my office is nearer to Nashville and I have gone in throughout this shutdown. Much of this gear is hard-used and … Read more
Smith’s Performance Center pros have been busy little bees. They’ve just announced a few new guns that will have many of you (us) Smith weenies drooling. First up is a compact 1911, the PC 1911 3” 9mm Round Butt Scandium Frame. Just the thing for concealed carry. The Performance Center Pro Series SW1911 pistol offers consumers … Read more
The Open Carry movement—which lobbies for citizens’ right to carry licensed firearms in plain view—may have a champion in Duncan Dohmen. The 68-year-old Washingtonian was arrested last June for openly carrying a Smith & Wesson 1911 into a local McDonald’s. Speaking to the tricityherald.com, the [former] pistol-packer proclaimed “Rights not exercised are rights lost.” Then … Read more
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